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Population in Serbia compared to Syria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 4.13 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Serbia vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Syria
2100 3,621,418 44,620,090
2099 3,649,584 44,690,260
2098 3,677,789 44,750,249
2097 3,706,279 44,813,148
2096 3,734,933 44,867,740
2095 3,763,769 44,895,489
2094 3,792,851 44,945,231
2093 3,822,147 44,974,311
2092 3,851,865 45,003,795
2091 3,881,833 45,016,478
2090 3,911,964 45,048,083
2089 3,942,571 45,047,102
2088 3,973,274 45,041,864
2087 4,004,485 45,049,516
2086 4,036,066 45,068,928
2085 4,068,021 45,034,847
2084 4,100,403 44,999,929
2083 4,133,391 44,971,600
2082 4,166,924 44,910,859
2081 4,200,811 44,843,908
2080 4,235,306 44,744,718
2079 4,270,442 44,687,371
2078 4,306,246 44,649,760
2077 4,342,382 44,604,175
2076 4,378,754 44,520,132
2075 4,415,505 44,426,423
2074 4,452,888 44,328,795
2073 4,490,589 44,221,016
2072 4,528,672 44,084,262
2071 4,567,167 43,939,848
2070 4,606,212 43,795,999
2069 4,645,524 43,648,130
2068 4,685,090 43,465,442
2067 4,724,796 43,271,173
2066 4,764,445 43,060,752
2065 4,804,405 42,810,442
2064 4,844,434 42,559,554
2063 4,884,574 42,311,907
2062 4,924,899 42,062,193
2061 4,964,985 41,808,082
2060 5,005,138 41,522,274
2059 5,045,125 41,208,825
2058 5,085,292 40,925,728
2057 5,125,901 40,643,453
2056 5,166,530 40,332,578
2055 5,207,137 40,026,632
2054 5,247,793 39,691,425
2053 5,288,369 39,348,020
2052 5,329,487 39,045,268
2051 5,371,281 38,733,827
2050 5,413,067 38,410,423
2049 5,455,402 38,089,455
2048 5,498,031 37,784,449
2047 5,541,158 37,492,636
2046 5,584,824 37,181,526
2045 5,629,108 36,843,579
2044 5,673,908 36,526,509
2043 5,719,287 36,188,225
2042 5,765,400 35,825,419
2041 5,811,936 35,447,414
2040 5,858,464 35,042,107
2039 5,905,404 34,626,945
2038 5,952,107 34,183,740
2037 5,998,763 33,703,682
2036 6,045,097 33,223,843
2035 6,091,385 32,696,648
2034 6,137,447 32,148,814
2033 6,183,536 31,562,427
2032 6,229,136 30,967,322
2031 6,274,395 30,329,874
2030 6,319,422 29,672,629
2029 6,363,799 28,949,535
2028 6,407,914 28,217,748
2027 6,451,609 27,428,807
2026 6,494,521 26,607,148
2025 6,543,364 25,689,551
2024 6,586,476 24,672,760
2023 6,623,183 23,594,623
2022 6,664,449 22,462,173
2021 6,834,326 21,628,839
2020 6,899,126 21,049,429
2019 6,945,235 20,353,534
2018 6,982,604 19,577,845
2017 7,020,858 19,224,668
2016 7,058,322 19,193,834
2015 7,095,383 19,424,618
2014 7,131,787 20,273,659
2013 7,166,553 21,666,917
2012 7,201,497 22,759,763
2011 7,236,519 22,878,098
2010 7,291,436 22,482,421
2009 7,320,807 21,976,969
2008 7,350,222 21,636,564
2007 7,381,579 20,884,125
2006 7,411,569 19,637,022
2005 7,440,769 18,814,091
2004 7,463,157 18,336,875
2003 7,480,591 17,889,296
2002 7,500,031 17,468,332
2001 7,503,433 17,051,338
2000 7,516,346 16,637,888
1999 7,540,401 16,228,061
1998 7,567,745 15,820,413
1997 7,598,538 15,417,542
1996 7,622,185 15,018,104
1995 7,628,264 14,616,801
1994 7,622,711 14,208,583
1993 7,614,328 13,795,686
1992 7,604,063 13,385,571
1991 7,595,636 12,980,821
1990 7,897,937 12,579,208
1989 7,893,787 12,179,060
1988 7,884,218 11,782,264
1987 7,868,027 11,388,923
1986 7,853,824 11,002,844
1985 7,835,902 10,625,672
1984 7,813,549 10,258,398
1983 7,788,100 9,904,809
1982 7,763,335 9,572,511
1981 7,736,787 9,260,189
1980 7,709,544 8,957,663
1979 7,541,997 8,661,909
1978 7,504,017 8,372,759
1977 7,462,783 8,090,501
1976 7,418,973 7,817,320
1975 7,368,717 7,554,364
1974 7,326,043 7,302,160
1973 7,283,902 7,060,321
1972 7,252,012 6,826,024
1971 7,211,716 6,598,094
1970 7,164,993 6,380,609
1969 7,123,249 6,175,166
1968 7,007,586 5,978,742
1967 6,966,522 5,790,198
1966 6,927,969 5,609,047
1965 6,876,624 5,435,267
1964 6,832,855 5,269,087
1963 6,787,950 5,110,467
1962 6,740,264 4,959,340
1961 6,689,077 4,815,466
1960 6,638,992 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Serbia's population will shrink by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Syria
2100 -0.77% -0.16%
2099 -0.77% -0.13%
2098 -0.77% -0.14%
2097 -0.77% -0.12%
2096 -0.77% -0.06%
2095 -0.77% -0.11%
2094 -0.77% -0.06%
2093 -0.77% -0.07%
2092 -0.77% -0.03%
2091 -0.77% -0.07%
2090 -0.78% 0.002%
2089 -0.77% 0.01%
2088 -0.78% -0.02%
2087 -0.78% -0.04%
2086 -0.79% 0.08%
2085 -0.79% 0.08%
2084 -0.8% 0.06%
2083 -0.8% 0.14%
2082 -0.81% 0.15%
2081 -0.81% 0.22%
2080 -0.82% 0.13%
2079 -0.83% 0.08%
2078 -0.83% 0.1%
2077 -0.83% 0.19%
2076 -0.83% 0.21%
2075 -0.84% 0.22%
2074 -0.84% 0.24%
2073 -0.84% 0.31%
2072 -0.84% 0.33%
2071 -0.85% 0.33%
2070 -0.85% 0.34%
2069 -0.84% 0.42%
2068 -0.84% 0.45%
2067 -0.83% 0.49%
2066 -0.83% 0.58%
2065 -0.83% 0.59%
2064 -0.82% 0.59%
2063 -0.82% 0.59%
2062 -0.81% 0.61%
2061 -0.8% 0.69%
2060 -0.79% 0.76%
2059 -0.79% 0.69%
2058 -0.79% 0.69%
2057 -0.79% 0.77%
2056 -0.78% 0.76%
2055 -0.77% 0.84%
2054 -0.77% 0.87%
2053 -0.77% 0.78%
2052 -0.78% 0.8%
2051 -0.77% 0.84%
2050 -0.78% 0.84%
2049 -0.78% 0.81%
2048 -0.78% 0.78%
2047 -0.78% 0.84%
2046 -0.79% 0.92%
2045 -0.79% 0.87%
2044 -0.79% 0.93%
2043 -0.8% 1.01%
2042 -0.8% 1.07%
2041 -0.79% 1.16%
2040 -0.79% 1.2%
2039 -0.78% 1.3%
2038 -0.78% 1.42%
2037 -0.77% 1.44%
2036 -0.76% 1.61%
2035 -0.75% 1.7%
2034 -0.75% 1.86%
2033 -0.73% 1.92%
2032 -0.72% 2.1%
2031 -0.71% 2.21%
2030 -0.7% 2.5%
2029 -0.69% 2.59%
2028 -0.68% 2.88%
2027 -0.66% 3.09%
2026 -0.75% 3.57%
2025 -0.65% 4.12%
2024 -0.55% 4.57%
2023 -0.62% 5.04%
2022 -2.49% 3.85%
2021 -0.94% 2.75%
2020 -0.66% 3.42%
2019 -0.54% 3.96%
2018 -0.54% 1.84%
2017 -0.53% 0.16%
2016 -0.52% -1.19%
2015 -0.51% -4.19%
2014 -0.49% -6.43%
2013 -0.49% -4.8%
2012 -0.48% -0.52%
2011 -0.75% 1.76%
2010 -0.4% 2.3%
2009 -0.4% 1.57%
2008 -0.42% 3.6%
2007 -0.4% 6.35%
2006 -0.39% 4.37%
2005 -0.3% 2.6%
2004 -0.23% 2.5%
2003 -0.26% 2.41%
2002 -0.05% 2.45%
2001 -0.17% 2.48%
2000 -0.32% 2.53%
1999 -0.36% 2.58%
1998 -0.41% 2.61%
1997 -0.31% 2.66%
1996 -0.08% 2.75%
1995 0.07% 2.87%
1994 0.11% 2.99%
1993 0.13% 3.06%
1992 0.11% 3.12%
1991 -3.83% 3.19%
1990 0.05% 3.29%
1989 0.12% 3.37%
1988 0.21% 3.45%
1987 0.18% 3.51%
1986 0.23% 3.55%
1985 0.29% 3.58%
1984 0.33% 3.57%
1983 0.32% 3.47%
1982 0.34% 3.37%
1981 0.35% 3.38%
1980 2.22% 3.41%
1979 0.51% 3.45%
1978 0.55% 3.49%
1977 0.59% 3.49%
1976 0.68% 3.48%
1975 0.58% 3.45%
1974 0.58% 3.43%
1973 0.44% 3.43%
1972 0.56% 3.45%
1971 0.65% 3.41%
1970 0.59% 3.33%
1969 1.65% 3.29%
1968 0.59% 3.26%
1967 0.56% 3.23%
1966 0.75% 3.2%
1965 0.64% 3.15%
1964 0.66% 3.1%
1963 0.71% 3.05%
1962 0.77% 2.99%
1961 0.75% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Serbia declined by 0.55%, while Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Serbia Syria
Current population
6494521
26829400
Population rank 110/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.32%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
29.3 seconds
One birth every
8.63 minutes
1.01 minutes
One death every
5.4 minutes
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 6/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +421,693
Net migration rank 140/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 421,693
2024 - -8,132 - 546,494
2023 -36,427 4,348 402,713 757,309
2022 -46,651 40,118 369,750 735,142
2021 -74,494 -8,974 350,560 211,220
2020 -55,193 -10,220 327,992 269,050
2019 -36,810 -18,891 293,762 500,985
2018 -37,707 -18,883 242,530 514,102
2017 -39,317 -18,651 237,214 -287,501
2016 -35,998 -18,322 236,007 -124,063
2015 -37,605 -18,789 253,977 -827,496
2014 -34,946 -18,846 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 -34,399 -17,866 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 -35,288 -18,513 475,520 -999,267
2011 -36,906 611 543,950 -256,888
2010 -34,999 3,632 558,666 -54,359
2009 -33,676 6,043 559,314 -52,703
2008 -33,590 7,070 576,593 -402,393
2007 -34,693 7,045 529,162 801,514
2006 -31,870 8,018 480,616 682,911
2005 -34,227 7,945 468,960 13,382
2004 -26,121 7,300 461,209 10,881
2003 -24,686 6,854 457,000 -33,920
2002 -24,750 1,562 453,967 -35,096
2001 -20,259 -12,007 451,503 -36,383
2000 -30,065 -14,368 446,211 -34,425
1999 -29,408 -4,073 439,261 -31,394
1998 -23,006 -5,665 433,447 -26,025
1997 -18,389 -5,817 429,887 -31,571
1996 -16,007 -5,598 430,765 -30,197
1995 -7,628 -6,019 430,172 -28,122
1994 -7,157 -5,934 426,996 -12,630
1993 -5,703 -5,972 420,244 -8,828
1992 -3,779 -4,415 412,878 -4,063
1991 2,210 -8,483 410,830 -10,154
1990 7,416 -16,260 409,177 -6,620
1989 11,872 -16,360 406,111 -8,379
1988 13,852 -15,715 404,285 -8,426
1987 16,711 -16,686 399,159 -8,335
1986 19,407 -17,990 390,821 -9,485
1985 22,090 -17,646 379,231 -6,221
1984 23,815 -15,567 366,768 -5,245
1983 27,515 -15,301 355,375 -9,729
1982 30,603 -13,550 319,664 -721
1981 34,304 -8,531 330,237 -24,536
1980 36,273 287 332,464 -33,114
1979 39,022 -960 324,943 -32,793
1978 43,636 -1,481 316,724 -30,567
1977 48,105 -1,953 306,630 -28,275
1976 51,399 -2,744 294,267 -26,268
1975 52,502 -3,490 282,299 -24,389
1974 51,583 -3,525 270,735 -24,242
1973 49,596 -2,396 254,687 -17,502
1972 48,248 -348 249,027 -17,610
1971 47,424 1,655 239,610 -15,167
1970 48,343 1,861 230,117 -19,594
1969 50,304 4,112 219,114 -18,749
1968 51,653 5,430 209,454 -16,968
1967 53,120 6,114 199,223 -14,618
1966 53,338 7,037 191,122 -13,434
1965 53,383 7,957 182,560 -12,704
1964 54,185 8,045 174,549 -12,044
1963 55,580 8,276 166,555 -11,817
1962 59,307 6,064 159,155 -11,641
1961 61,065 6,422 151,485 -11,237
1960 63,642 4,377 143,687 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Serbia is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people). In Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

Biggest cities by population

Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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